fromtheseaRN

fromtheseaRN BSN, RN

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  1. What bag do u bring to school?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Newbiestudent's topic in General Students

    a good, padded backpack. we just bring our laptops and notes, as all of our books are through a company called evolve, and once we purchased our books we were able to download each entire book onto...

  2. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    fromtheseaRN replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    we have a TON of these people in arizona, aka "$30,000 millionaires". sure you can live that life, but can you actually afford it? you will have to work a lot, be frugal, and then... is working your...

  3. New Nursing Student!

    fromtheseaRN replied to VickieStudentNurse's topic in General Nursing

    you'll feel like a deer in headlights for... well, probably the entire first semester. hang in there though, you'll figure out a good weekly schedule for all of your work and you'll get through! it is...

  4. Question about perfume/cologne

    fromtheseaRN replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    it is in my school. it is against our dress code to wear perfume/cologne, or have a strong scent of any kind on

  5. GCC Weekend Program

    fromtheseaRN replied to AZCodeBlue's topic in Arizona Nursing

    no worries! for your future reference, when people say "west side/valley" it is the area that is west of downtown phoenix, the whole area. "east side/valley" is anywhere east of downtown phoenix. the...

  6. GCC Weekend Program

    fromtheseaRN replied to AZCodeBlue's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i am in block 2 of the glendale weekend program, and i live in the east valley. in block 1 all of the clinical sites were on the west side. this block, they are also on the west side with one option...

  7. Can you work as NA, CNA, or LPN if RN?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona Nursing

    the other issue i've heard of RNs working under a lower license is that the facility will know you are an RN and take advantage of that- you will most likely be asked to start performing RN duties...

  8. Nursing school compared to Bio202

    fromtheseaRN replied to mom2a1c2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    exactly. patho did use to be a pre-req, i'm really not sure why they changed that. you do learn disease process is nursing school, but you will have so much reading, assignments, exams, and careplans,...

  9. Nursing school compared to Bio202

    fromtheseaRN replied to mom2a1c2's topic in Arizona Nursing

    first off, i've heard A&P is HORRIBLE at rio, so i can't really comment on how nursing school is compared to that course. overall, nursing school is a whole different ball game. A&P is all...

  10. DVT and Homan's sign

    fromtheseaRN replied to HarmonyW's topic in General Nursing

    my instructor told my class that it is done the way your OB teacher described, but is it strictly against our school's policy to do it due to the danger of throwing a

  11. Does anyone really drop/fail Block I?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

    one of the people was actually waiting to get back into block 3, but took a block 2 opening because it was available. good luck to

  12. Does anyone really drop/fail Block I?

    fromtheseaRN replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

    two people dropped out of my first block because they decided it was bad timing/it wasn't for them/etc. the 2 people who took their places in block 2 both stated that they waited about 2+ years to get...

  13. Specializing as a Nurse

    fromtheseaRN replied to frogger32091's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i'm the same exact way, i totally understand. i had the very same question as you when i was completing my pre-req's, and found the answer by mistake when i was looking online at the certificates...

  14. Specializing as a Nurse

    fromtheseaRN replied to frogger32091's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you try your hardest to get a job in that area when you graduate. after you have your RN you can take 1-2 semester certification courses in different areas(usually available at local community...

  15. What did i get myself into?!?

    fromtheseaRN replied to cresendez2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nope. having this much coursework is going to get you prepared for nursing school- you will have this much, if not more, and it will be way harder. you can do

  16. Structured Nursing Review Course?

    fromtheseaRN replied to arizzonadoc's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i am in block 2 of the weekend program at glendale. honestly, in block 1 all we did in the review class was go over the study guide one week, next week we didn't have the review class due to the exam,...

  17. Tucson Nurses/ students, How did /do you find sick child care??

    fromtheseaRN replied to AniraP's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i'm in phoenix, but here's what i do- hope your kid doesn't get sick! in my nursing program you can miss ONE clinical day per block. my kids' father lives up here also but travels a lot, and my...

  18. BIO 205?

    fromtheseaRN replied to koalakoala's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i agree! i had her for the lab portion of micro and she was awesome, i had the male instructor for lecture and he was equally amazing. i aced the

  19. Getting back on track... but which track?

    fromtheseaRN replied to MATZ's topic in Arizona Nursing

    get a list from the maricopa nursing site or asu's nursing site, and start knocking classes out of the way that you may not have completed yet. also, you can call an advisor at any of the community...

  20. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    fromtheseaRN replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    this is actually the first piece of cattiness i've seen in this

  21. Most highly regarded AZ nursing program?

    fromtheseaRN replied to blondielocks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    grand canyon university is regarded very highly amongst several valley hospitals- at least that is what a lot of higher-ups told me when i worked freelance for them (in a different field) and was...

  22. What software should you have on your laptop for nursing program?

    fromtheseaRN replied to WannaBeBanner's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i agree ask your instructor before purchasing a PDA. i never had a problem with it in block 1, and each clinical instructor actually highly encouraged having them. however, not will not be the case...

  23. LPNs

    fromtheseaRN replied to lovedk's topic in Arizona Nursing

    For the whole maricopa program yes, but glendale community college has a weekend program and traditional program, with only 30-40 students in each program, in each block. That is tops 120 grads per...

  24. LPNs

    fromtheseaRN replied to lovedk's topic in Arizona Nursing

    do you mean all of the community colleges combined? there is no way gcc has 1000 students in block 4 at any given time. it's actually

  25. question about giving meds thru PEJ tube

    fromtheseaRN replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    this is exactly what i've learned so far in school, and what i do in my clinicals. also, i've seen one nurse mix them all and then administer, the tube clogged, and we had to send the pt off to get a...